backup
12
3.5
- noun
- /ˈbækʌp/
- US
:
atasco
- There have been some long backups at certain shuttle areas today, but it's nowhere near as bad as anticipated.
- sewage backup
Examples
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Traffic backups were reported on nearby highways 125 and 67.
Blog text (7) -
We got a major backup in the sewer system.
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But the backup at the border is not caused by trade.
Academic text (1998) -
F1 area command said there were minor delays in the morning, including a backup on Martin Luther King Boulevard.
Blog text (8) -
At the Lincoln Tunnel, 20-minute backup reported both in and outbound.
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The traffic backups prompted one school neighbor to put up signs this fall that have stirred discussion.
Blog text (9) -
Westbound, there's now a 20-car backup at the Devon Avenue toll.
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More than a year later, officials say the nightmare scenario of clogged neighborhood streets and backups onto I-395 never came to pass.
Blog text (18) -
Traffic impact scenarios included morning backups onto nearby I-70 and afternoon backups from a nearby intersection back to the NREL east gate.
Blog text (14) -
During rush hour, there was a significant backup on the freeway, causing many drivers to be late.
Synonyms
A long line of vehicles stopped or moving very slowly on a road
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
9
3.4
A computer setup that makes and stores copies of files to get them back after loss
- Specialized
3
2.8
A file that stores a copy of other files so you can get them back if they are lost
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Backup comes from back + up, meaning things that 'pile up' or stop and push to the 'back'. So a backup in a drain or on a road is a build-up that blocks the flow.